Combination inflow-controlling and fluid-discharge means



Aug. 28, 1928. 1,682,544

M. s. YOUNG in AL COMBINATION INFLOW CONTROLLING AND FLUID DISCHARGEMEANS Filed Feb. 28, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS ATTYS Aug. 28,1928. A 1,682,544

- M. S. YOUNG El AL COMBINATIONiN'FLOW CONTROLLING AND FLUID DISCHARGEMEANS Filed Feb.28, 1927 2 Shets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS [Marvin JIM/1y,Abraham/V Vi 'b BY W IIMIMIIIII,-

ATTYS Patented Aug. 2a, 1928.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARVIN S. YOUNG, OF SCABSDALE, AND ABRAHAM NOVIOK, I'LUSHING, YORK SAIDNOVIQK ASSIGNOB TO SAID YOUNG;

' COMBINATION iNFLOW-GONTBQLIJNG AND FLUID-DISCHARGE MEANS.

Application in February 28, 1927.. sermno. 171,519.

provide a novel funnel shaped nozzle on the filling source with acooperating filling spout on the container whereby only one particularnozzle may be used to fill the container.

It is a further object of this invention to '5 provide a filling spoutfor an authorized receptacle which will solely cooperate witha nozzle ona filling source to allow filhng ot the receptacle. It is a furtherobject of this invention to rovide a container of the type describederein in which it is impractical to fill w thout the'use of a certain.cooperating filling nozzle attached to the filling source.

Another object of the invention is to proi 2 vide a receptacle of thetype'described, which.

is ventilated to permit oil or other liquid to flow freely from but willnot permit leakage of the liquid through the vent1latmg means.

Further features and objects of this invention will be more fullyunderstood from the following detailed description of the drawings whichillustrate'two forms of embodiment of which my inventionls susceptible,and in which Figure 1 is a diagrammatic side View of a dispensing pumpand receiving bottle with my invention incorporated therein.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the bottle with the improved nozzle andfillerspout partially cut away.

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the filler spout showing thearrangement of the lower bafiles and other parts.

1 Figure 4 is a partially cut away perspective showing the arrangementof the upper baflles.

Figure 5 is a plan view of theimproved connection showing the-retaininmeans.

Figure 6 is a perspective of t e bottom of the filler s out showing thecut away portion;

Figure is a vertical section through a modified-form of receiving bottleand nozzle.

. "Figure 8 is a horizontal section on the line 8-8 of Figure ,7. I

pouring Figure a detail of the nozzle with the in operative position.

11 In the dispensing art and especially that dealing with -gasol1ne andlubricants, it has frequently been the practice of unscrupulous agentsto fill a container branded by a certain particular company, with adifierentand usually inferior quality of material. A partlcularproducing company will, with great efiort and expense, produce a certainproduct and which by its own merits and by its ,adv ertising, willbecome well known to the user public, who will ofttimes drive out oftheir way to procure the product of that com any.

7 But due to the fact that a chea er or di erent product ismore easilyobtaina le and usually more profitable to sell due to itsinferiority,the dealer or dispensing agent will foist this other product on hiscustomers, who, not knowing the details of filling of the agentsreservoirs, with something that may be just as good, but in reality isdifferent, are unfortunately the victims of the fraud.

Besides the consumer who does not get what he pays for, the concernproducin the grade and quality of material that has en asked for by theunsuspecting public, in having its containers filled with a substituteproduct and ofi'ered as its own of the grade and quality advertised isalso subject to fraud be-' cause it loses the profits from the sale ofits own gasoline or lubricant and it also l'oses that most importantasset, good will, because the Y inferior product is unsatisfactory tothe man who wants and pays for a definite article but is unfortunatelyfrequently deceived. This most flagrant substitution of materials bydlSllOllESi; vendors for the slight pecuniary profit has occurred in thedispensing of re claimed lubricating oils which are easily treated tolook like new and yet whose relative cost between the new and a doctoredsubstitute is great. It 'is well known that this doctored oil is of avery inferior quality and is exceedingly harmful'to the engine or othermoving parts with which it comes in contact.

However, the means of sealing containers of this class has beenpractically unsuccessful as it was left to-the agent to lock thecontainer and keep it locked. This voluntary act of the dealer is doneaway with in our invention which comprises means to seal and keeg sealeda portable unit measure and which may only be filled by the use of thecooperating equipment whlch is used and authorized by the producingcompany, as will more fully appear in the following description of formsof embodiment of our invention:

Figure 1 shows a common variety of fluid measure and which is frequentla one quart bottle 1 with a. metallic top in t ie shape of a dischar esnout 2; the bottle 1 being filled solely through a filling spout 3 fromsome source such as an oil pump 4 conveyed by an intermediate pipe 5tipped with a nozzle 6 which cooperates with the filling spout 3 on thebottle top 2.

As best shown in Figure 2, the spout 3 is the shape of a frustrum of acone and is fastened permanentl to the inside of the top 2 by a screwthrea ed collar 7 on the reduced inner end portion and has a series ofapertures 8 in the faces of the outwardly projecting surface portions.

The nozzle 6 is likewise provided with cone shaped sides 9 apertured at10 to correspond and cooperate with the apertures 8 in the spout 3. Theportion 11 of the nozzle between the inwardly projected cone sides 10and the tubular sleeve 12 is open to afford a channel directly to theoil source. On the periphery of the cylindrical portion 12 is a meansfor temporarily retaining the filling spout and receiver while beingfilled from the nozzle 6. It is here shown as a lu 13 notched to engagewith an upwardly pro ecting pin 14 screwed into the filling spout 3. Apartial turn is sufiicient to bring the lug in contact and to aline theseries of holes 8 and 10 to allow filling of the receptacle or bottle 1.

The receptacle top 2 is fastened to the receptacle 1 by bending over andcrimping the edges 15 under the shoulder on the receptacle as shown inFigure 3. In assembly, a cork or other cushion gasket 16 is placedbetween the top of the bottle and the bottom of the snout 2 to insure atight joint without injuring the bottle. The top 2 has two bafiles 17and 18, the bafile 17 being hinged at 17 to open when the material is tobe cured out of the bottle. The bafile 18 as est shown in Figure 4consists of two crossed plates practically hindering any and allattempts to open the bafile 17 to eflectively prevent filling of thereceptacle through the top of the receptacle cover 2.

As has been pointed out, the pump 4 with the particular nozzle 6 is apart of the equipment of an authorized oil service station and in which,byvarious other means shown in my other copending applications, the oilis known and can be uaranteed to be of a definite quality. With thispump is supplied a number of bottles or other measuring re-' ceivershaving filling spouts that correspond Inasmuch as the oil or fluid to beut in these bottles can not be successfully forced through the pouringsnout, it is necessary that the oil be pumped through the filling spout3 through the cooperating nozzle 6.

As shown in Figure 6, the cut away ortion 19 which extends from the mostexten ed end of the filling spout 3 is of such capacity that thepractical difliculties of filling this receptacle 1 with fluid through ahose or any other means surrounding the s out 3 is doomed to failureinasmuch as the iiottom of the spout will allow a drain from the fillingsource. Furthermore, as this channel is open to inspection, anytampering or filling by unscrupulous persons will be noticedimmediatcly.

In the modified form shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9, the receptacle orbottom top 2" is similar in shape to that shown at 2 in Figure 1, and issimilarly provided with a filling spout 3 which however is of adifferent shape, more diflicult to fill and easier to construct. Thisform is of frustro-pyramidal shape the vertical planar sides of whichare provided with a series of apertures 8 through whiclr the fluidenters. Integral with the end of the conveying pipe 5 which is purposelyinclined to allow drainage to the filling source, is the cooperatingembracing flange nozzle 6 which has alined apertures 10 to coact withthe holes 8 and convey the oil or other fluid from the conveying pipe tothe interior of the bottle or other measuring receptacle. The nozzle end6 has a surmounting boss 20 in which is a vertical slot 21 as shown inFigure 9, and the bottle to 2 has a boss 22 above the pyramidal fillinthrough which projects a horizontal in 23, ada ted to enter the slot 21in the nozz e end. T e bafiles- 24 are of a disc shape, substan-, tiallythe interior size of the discharge snout 2 with upstanding In S whichkeep the disc in correct position an allow sutficient movement withoutundue friction on the sides, are inserted in superposed relation overweb like retainers, whose solid portions are in alinement with the openportions of the battle. It will be seen by lnspection of Figures 7 and 8that when the discs 24 settle b ravity to the position shown, no fluidwil h nd an inwar path to the bottom of the receptacle 1. But when thebottle l is inverted for the purpose of pouring, the baffles 24 reachthe dotted line positions as shown in Fi ure 7 and there is a continuousopening for t e discharge of the fluid as shown by the sinuous dottedlines. If it is desired to use the nozzle 6' without filling thereceptacle 1, for example when it is desired to draw a small quantity ofoil into an 0 en receiver, to revent spurting of the liqui lip baflle 25inged at 26 to the boss on the end of the nozzle 6 ma be turned spoutand to the nozzle of the pump for which supplied. down from the openposition in igure 7 to 1D the closed position ,in Fi re 9. This willthen cause the liquid to ow directly down out ofthe open end 27 of thenozzle.

In the operation of this form of the device, it Will be noted that it isimpossible to adapt any other nozzle or. filling means to this fillingis afforded.

spout on the receptacle top and that for operative urposes, it is merelynecessary to use particu ar bottle tops with the correspond mg nozzles,that there is no change necessary in the construction of the pum or inthe receiver and that a practical sa eguard In the use or thisinvention, it is contemplated that the dispensing source or pump 4 willbe rovided with the name or mark of the producing company so that adefinite article may be placed therein and b means of some form ofcontrolmeans suc as described in one of my copending applications,

the fluid may be uaranteed. Therefore, with the portable unit measures1, also marked with the name of the company, and provided with the meansof sealing as described herein, the ultimate consumer ma be sure thatthe article that is oured into is automobile engine for examp e is thearticle-that he ,desires and that he pays for.

It will further be noted that in pouring the fluid from the portablereceptacle 1, the intake s out 3 is open to the atmosphere and as the purality 0 small openings in the filling s utsprovide a greater area thanis practica-ble with the use of one large 0 ning and permit more rapidem tying of 't e containers than is now possib e. Another very im- 0 vtey permit better ventilation of the bottle:

portant advantage of the pluralityof small nings 8 or 8 in the fillingspouts is that when pouring a liquid therefrom, by actual test ourcontainers discharge about twenty five percent quicker than the bestventilated oil receptacles now in use, as the air can enter the small 0-8 in larger volume without permitting any oil to leak from the open.ings 8 preventing the formation of a vacuum large opemng and l mthereceptacle, whereas if only one large opening of the total area ofthe holes 8 were rovidedthe oiuill reflrir lrfi'lild 111:1):

teno to ee eo m't gm ug around the'filling spoutwouldoecnr. Y I

' we have; described our invention by reference'to specific formsthereof, it will be understood-that many chan and modificatiom ma bemade without eparting from the spirit 0 invention and we do nottherefore desire to limitoni'selves fothe ific embodimentsshownbut'tointerpret e in-: vention broadly within the scope of theappendedclainm. 7

We claim:

' .1. Asa newarticleofmanutactumabottle .top for receptacles, saidtobeing spoutofjn-eguflr contour apertured to admit fluid therein, and a.pouring snout provided with a valve to permit outward flow'onl and aseries of baflles preventing access to t e valve.

2. In a curing spout for oil bottles, valve means-wit in the spout toprevent fillin the bottle through the spout outlet and an inlet meanscarried by said spout-to permit filling from a cooperating fillingmember.

3. In apouring spout for oil bottles, means within the spout to preventfilling by pouring irfito said spout and -an inlet means carried by t esp filling member.

4. In a pouring spout for oil bottles, a pouring' outlet, and a fillinginlet carried bythe spout, valve means in the outlet to prevent out topermit filling from a cooperating filling througlftheoutlet and means onthe inlet to cooperate with a special filling-nozzle for filling and tomake diflicult the filling of the bottles from other-than said specialfilling nozzle.

- 5. In an oil'disphnsing receptacle a pouring spout, a check valvecarried within the spout.

to prevent refilling the receptacle through the discharge end of thespout and a filling nozz'le carried by'said spout below said checkvalve. I

6. In a pouringspout for oil bottles, a check valve carried within thespout to prevent refilling the bottle through the dischargeend' of thespout, means to prevent access to the check va vefor opening the-same,and a filling nozzle carried by the spout and opening below said checkvalveto permit. refillin v 7. In a pouring spout for oil bot es, a checkvalve carried within the spout to'norm'ally 8. In a' pouring spoutforoil bottles, a checkprevent refillin the bottle through the charge endof t e spout, means to normally gfilevent opening of said check valvefor re- 'ng,means to secure the pourifispout permanentl tolan oilbottle,

carriedy said ttoduced into'said bottle. r

-9.- As a new article of manufacture,- a top and a for receptacles,being prosided with a, ut of-u-regular con-' tour havin'ga plurals oftherein to admit fluid a'pouring m f accesstothevalvea I testimonywhereof we have .signatures to this specification. 5

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ing means spout whereby oil may beins outtFroVide'd with. a valve topermit outow only and a series ofprevent m5

